Ruth Lowe

1921 - 1991  (70 years)

• Name	Ruth Lowe
  Birth	12 Jan 1921	Colburn-Buck Creek area, Washington Twp.,Tippecanoe Co., IN
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Jan 1991	Lafayette,TippecanoeCo.IN;bur:TippecanoeMemoryG
  Person ID	I12738	forneyclark
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	James F. Lowe,   b. 17 Jan 1875, Burrows, Carroll Co.,Tippecanoe Co., IN d. 27 Dec 1938, Lafayette,TippecanoeCo.,IN;bur:ColburnUnitedBrethrenCem.,Colburn,TippecanoeCo.IN (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Ina Bertha Decamp,   b. 20 Apr 1879, Carroll Co., IN d. 10 Sep 1952, Frankfort, Clinton Co.,IN;bur:ColburnUnitedBrethrenCem.,Colburn,TippecanoeCo.,IN (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F4931	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Rowe,   b. 14 Sep 1920, Lake Park, Dickinson Co., IA d. 16 Nov 2000, Lafayette,TippecanoeCo.IN;bur:TippecanoeMemoryGardens,W.Lafayette,Tippecanoe,IN (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. Dennis Earl Rowe,   b. 21 Oct 1945, Brooklyn, Kings Co. (the borough of Brooklyn & Kings Co. are identical), NY d. 18 Apr 2018, Starkville,OktibbehaCo.,MS;bur:Mem.GardenPk,Starkville,OktibbehaCo.,MS (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F4930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Lowe, Ruth (1921-1991) & Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Rowe (1920-2000) 2-Persons photo of (L-R) Ruth Lowe Rowe & Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Rowe came from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111155503/lawrence-eugene-rowe#source Created by: Evelyn Rowe Nelson Added: 25 May 2013 Find a Grave Memorial 111155503 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 April 2021), memorial page for Lawrence Eugene Rowe (14 Sep 1920–16 Nov 2000), Find a Grave Memorial no. 111155503, citing Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Evelyn Rowe Nelson (contributor 47040334) . Photo was added to the above site by Evelyn Rowe Nelson.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121206597/ruth-rowe Created by: Evelyn Rowe Nelson Added: 4 Dec 2013 Find a Grave Memorial 121206597 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 April 2021), memorial page for Ruth Lowe Rowe (12 Jan 1921–27 Jan 1991), Find a Grave Memorial no. 121206597, citing Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Evelyn Rowe Nelson (contributor 47040334) . Ruth Lowe Rowe BIRTH 12 Jan 1921 Colburn, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA DEATH 27 Jan 1991 (aged 70) Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA BURIAL Tippecanoe Memory Gardens West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA PLOT Garden of Veterans, Lot 373, Grave A MEMORIAL ID 121206597 · View Source Ruth (Lowe) Rowe was born in Colburn-Buck Creek area of Indiana the daughter of Ina B. and James F. Lowe. She met Lawrence at Purdue's electrician mate school while Lawrence was in the Navy during WWII. On November 6, 1944 in Washington, DC Ruth married Lawrence Eugene Rowe, son of Earl Augustus Rowe and Clara (Christopherson) Rowe of Lake Park, Iowa. They married the night that President Roosevelt was elected for his fourth term. Ruth worked at the Pentagon so she could help with the WWII effort and be close to her husband when he came into port in Norfolk, Virginia. Later, when her husband started coming into New York harbor she moved to Brooklyn, and that is where their son, Dennis, was born on October 21, 1945. They moved back to Layfayette, IN where the rest of their children were born. Ruth died suddenly of an aortic aneurysm. Children Dennis Earl Rowe b. Oct. 21, 1945 Brooklyn, NY (5 children) d. Ap. 18, 2018 (SURVIVING CHILDREN OMITTED) Family Members Parents Photo James Forest Lowe 1875-1938 Photo Ina Bertha DeCamp Lowe 1879-1952 Spouse Photo Lawrence Eugene Rowe 1920-2000 (m. 1944) Siblings Photo Florence Helen Lowe Scott 1906-1992 Photo Blanche Estella Lowe Charlesworth 1914-2002 Children Photo Dennis Earl Rowe 1945-2018 Source of photo of Ruth Lowe Rowe: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121206597/ruth-rowe#source Created by: Evelyn Rowe Nelson Added: 4 Dec 2013 Find a Grave Memorial 121206597 Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 02 April 2021), memorial page for Ruth Lowe Rowe (12 Jan 1921–27 Jan 1991), Find a Grave Memorial no. 121206597, citing Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Evelyn Rowe Nelson (contributor 47040334) . Photo was added to the above site by Evelyn Rowe Nelson. Source: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4BG-HS5 James F Lowe United States Census, 1930 Event Place: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States • Sex: Male Age: 56 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Birth Year (Estimated): 1874 Birthplace: Indiana • Father's Birthplace: Indiana Mother's Birthplace: Indiana Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Sheet Letter: B Sheet Number: 2 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace James F Lowe Head Male 56 Indiana Ina B Lowe Wife Female 50 Indiana Florence Lowe Daughter Female 23 Indiana Lewis Lowe Son Male 22 Indiana Gertrude Lowe Daughter Female 18 Indiana Blanch Lowe Daughter Female 16 Indiana Rosy Lowe Daughter Female 14 Indiana Raymond Lowe Son Male 12 Indiana Ruth Lowe Daughter Female 9 Indiana James Decamp Brother-in-law Male 59 Indiana